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Half of teenage girls in Japan consult AI about their problems; less than 30% of men in any age group do (www.47news.jp)
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[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

This person appears to be using shrinkflation math: The difference between 30 and 50 is 20, 20 is 66% of 30. When you see a bottle on the counter in the store that says 20% more that’s how they’re getting their number. It’s the percentage of the smaller bottle.

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 1 points 14 hours ago

Percent vs percentage points is a distinction that is lost on many people

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 1 points 17 hours ago

The math was not the funny part, the funny part was them discussing something that had already been included in the article.

When asked about their purposes for using AI-generated content in daily life (multiple answers allowed), the most common overall response was information retrieval and research at 76.4%, followed by writing and editing texts at 33.9%, and seeking advice at 23.3%. Information retrieval remained the top choice across all age groups, but seeking advice ranked second among teenage girls and third among women in their 20s to 40s and men in their 30s.

38.6% of respondents said they "very trust" or "somewhat trust" advice from AI-generated sources regarding relationships and social interactions. Trust levels were higher among younger generations, with over half of those in their teens and twenties expressing this trust. Among teenage girls, the figure reached 63.1%.

As I say above, it's funny to me that neither of them translated the article.